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We see though dark glasses 28 Jun 2010 | 03:26 am
Does wearing fake designer sunglasses make you feel good? Answer “Yes” or “No” (no cheating, please!), then check out this fascinating report in The Economist.
What do you mean: “Lost”? 3 Jun 2010 | 03:06 pm
Originally seen at The Wittenburg Door. Hat-tip: Purple Hymnal
Men are bigger liars than women, says poll 19 May 2010 | 12:38 am
BBC report on Science Museum survey I guess the assumption here is that everybody told the truth about how often they lied. Why is it that surveys, telemarketing scripts and sales pitches (which the...
“Great job on the others, but you got us all wrong!” 7 Mar 2010 | 03:43 am
I once read a book in which the author set out to debunk various different popular movements and ideas by showing what was wrong with them (in some cases exposing pseudoscientific concepts or demonstr...
Science ponders "zombie attack" 18 Aug 2009 | 11:36 pm
This unusual but enlightening BBC news item is just too good not to share! You learn something new every day.
Dissident Cobblers 28 Jul 2009 | 02:44 am
Ominous changes are afoot in the capital of Europe! Here in Belgium, if you buy a car and don't already possess the pair of licence plates that will remain yours for life, the local vehicle registrat...
Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams 18 Jul 2009 | 09:50 pm
Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who was dying of pancreatic cancer, gave his last lecture at the university on 18 September 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving talk, "Real...
Wrap your mind around the LHC 15 Jun 2009 | 07:57 pm
What will the clever people at CERN come up with next? (Another World Wide Web?) Who knows? While we're waiting to find out, let's take a mind-expanding tour of the Large Hadron Collider: CERN Rap fr...
People talking without speaking 23 Apr 2009 | 10:21 am
Just thinking about saying something is enough these days. Thanks to the wonders of technology, now you don’t need to go to the trouble of actually saying it. Yes, I know what you’re thinking. Scary...
Everybody always thinks they are right 26 Mar 2009 | 09:28 pm
That’s one of the maxims from “Things I have learned in my life so far” by New York-based graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister. It’s an insight worth remembering, I think. And once you’ve seen this bril...
